0017825: Android Auto: Improved layout / presentation for Ratings & buttons (and support for .5 star ratings) - MantisBT

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0017825	MMA	Android Auto	public	2021-05-05 22:11	2023-11-09 04:16

Reporter	drakinite	Assigned To
Priority	urgent	Severity	feature	Reproducibility	N/A
Status	new	Resolution	open
Product Version	1.4.4
Target Version	2.1.0

Summary	0017825: Android Auto: Improved layout / presentation for Ratings & buttons (and support for .5 star ratings)
Description	Issue: The numbers on the rating buttons are very difficult to see on Android Auto, which can cause a major risk to safety while driving. If one has AA on their phone while driving, and wants to see what rating a track has, they need to crane their head forwards to look at their phone, taking their eyes off the road for too much time. Proposed solution: Make the rating number big, bold, and in the center. Easy to see at a glance. Then, put the "-1" and "+1" buttons to the left and right, respectively. Behavior: - The -1 and +1 add/remove just one star from the rating (unlike the current behavior, where tapping the -1 button at 5 stars brings it down to 3, and tapping the +1 button at 0 stars brings it up to 3) - Tapping the center button (with the number) adds 0.5 stars to the rating This would improve visibility and ease of use, with the added benefit of allowing the user to increment a rating by 0.5. See attached screenshot for a visual example of what the proposed change would look like.
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Attached Files	proposed AA rating buttons.png (97,750 bytes) proposed AA rating buttons.png (97,750 bytes)

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rusty 2023-05-09 21:40 administrator ~0071787 Last edited: 2023-05-29 17:20	I like this layout (though I prefer more consistent +1 / -1 button behavior as described at 0019979:0072119), but based on the model described at https://developers.google.com/cars/design/automotive-os/apps/media/interaction-model/playing-media , I'm not sure if this is feasible (it indicates a 5-button model + overflow). An alternative approach would be the idea originally suggested at 0019804 to address the current limitations that they're not viewable on the Playing screen, difficult to read, and cannot be editing without (while driving) navigating to the overflow menu each time. Ratings viewability: display them next to the track time. e.g. 0:30 / 2:50 - ★★★★ Inability to adjust ratings within a single portion of the UI: a) have only a single [☆] button next to the [BACK] button that cycles through ratings e.g. for a track that's rated as 3-stars: ...4, 5, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1, ... (Shuffle and Continuous playback toggles would be moved back to the overflow menu). b) OR if we want to support .5 star ratings, implement something like this (though it requires the use of the overflow menu to see/edit ratings): Main menu: [Back] [Play/Pause] [Next] [Overflow] Overflow menu: [Shuffle] [Rate down] [Rating indicator] [Rate Up] [Continuous] note: in this approach, tapping the [Rating indicator] could increase ratings by .5 stars as suggested by Drakinite.